Update 6/20/2024

Due to the current project located on Monge Bridge, which occurring on Tuesday, June 25th, 2024, the State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, the Calaveras County Health Department, and the Union Public Utility District Water System are advising residents of the Monge Bridge area to only use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a safety precaution to avoid stomach or intestinal illness. The affected area includes residences and businesses around the Monge Bridge area.  Please see files below for more information. 

For more information, see or contact:

•      Personal Preparation and Storage of Safe Water (http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/safe_water/personal.html) CDC provides guidance on the amount of water needed for good health, as well how to prepare and store safe water before and during an emergency.

•      Hygiene and Handwashing (http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/hygiene/index.html): CDC provides guidance on alternative hygienic practices when water is not available or is contaminated.

•      A Guide to Water Filters (http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/crypto/gen_info/filters.html): CDC maintains a guide for filters that remove Cryptosporidium or Giardia.

•      EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline: 1-800-426-4791

•      Consumer Information (http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/index.cfm): EPA provides information and guidance about drinking water quality, emergencies, contaminants, public health issues, and treatment and storage.

•      Water system: Union Public Utility District, upudwater.org, 209-728-3651

•      State or local public health department: Calaveras County Public Health, 209-754-6460,  publichealth.calaverasgov.us